With the flu season here, should you ask for an influenza vaccine?

Demand for flu vaccine weak in India; US facing worst season in a decade

While Covid-19 is showing signs of receding, the global flu season is here. And the question is: should one get a flu shot?

Doctors spoken to recommend taking the flu vaccine this season since it not only protects against severe forms of influenza but also against severe Covid-19 disease.

Vaccine makers, however, say that there is hardly any demand for flu vaccines this year. “The demand is weak,” says a senior executive of a drug firm that makes the vaccine.

The US flu season, meanwhile, is off to the strongest start in a decade.

Analysts at Nuvama Research say that